Window bead and fastener therefor



Jan. 15, 1952 J. s SABAN 2,582,654

WINDOW BEAD AND FASTENER THEREFOR Filed March 15, 1951 John 5. 50b an IN VEN TOR.

BY 2mm urn/Wavy .8 M1

Patented Jan. 15, i952 UNITED] STATES PATENT OFFICE John S. Saban, Detroit, Mich.

Application March 15, 1951, Serial No. 215,7 56

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvementswhich, broadly speaking, have to do with sliding sash windows of the double-hung type but has reference, more particularly, to insertable and removable stop-beads and specially constructed fasteners therefor.-

As implied in the preceding general statement of the invention, insertable and removable stopbeads are notoriously old. Where sliding sashes are embodied in the window frame construction the parting strip or bead is fixed and interposed between the upper and lower sashes and the inwardly disposed stop-bead is attachable and detachable in whole or in part. By removing a pair of removable stop-beads it is impossible for a. housewife to lift the lower sash out, wash the Window pane interiorly and exteriorly and'then replace both the sash and the stop-beads. It is also a matter of common knowledge that many and varied styles and forms of stop-bead fasteners have been offered for manufacture and use. I

One improvement herein under advisement has to do with a stop-bead of the insertable and removable type which is provided with dowel pins which are adapted to be removably fitted into sockets provided therefor in the window casing, said head having a compressible packing strip or element which is interposed between the bead and window casing and which, when tightly compressed, provides a satisfactory weather-seal between the stop-bead and easing.

Primarily, the invention has to do with the improved stop-bead fastener. This is characterized by a unique bracket which is adapted to be fastened in a window casing, the same having a sheath-like receiver carrying selectively usable bolt-accommodating cars. A bolt is removably mounted in one of the ears and held in place by a thumb-nut and the opposite end of the bolt has a keeper hook which is selectively engageable with keeper holes in the shank portion of an adjustable clamping and retaining hook. The shank is slidable in the sheath and the bill portion of the hook is clamped and held against the stop-bead for purposes of holding the latter in place.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view 3. Claims. (01. 16220) bead of said sash and with the manually regulable fasteners for said stop-bead; Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary hori zontal section on the line 22 of Figure l, looking in the direction of the arrows and with parts in both section and elevation; p Figure 3 is a vertical section at right angles to Figure 2, said section being on the vertical line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a perspective view, of an exploded type, with the components systematically bracketed together; and

Figure 5 'is a reduced fragmentaryperspective view of the insertable and removable stop-bead. Reference may be had first to Figure 1 wherein essential portions of a double-hung sash window construction are shown. Here, one of the members of the window casing is denoted at 6 with the stool denoted at 8 and the apron atv ID. The.

upper sash, of a sliding type, is denoted at I2 and the lower sash at [4. In Figure 2 the fixed parting strip or bead is denoted at [6. Here is also shown the casing member [8 and window frame part 20. In practice, only the lower half-portions end 24 which fits in place with a correspondingbevel on the fixed stop-bead 26. Said stop-bead 22 is provided with positioning and retaining dowel pins or studs 28-28 and these fit into sockets provided therefor in'the casing member I8 as best shown in Figure 2. The packing strip is denoted by the numeral 30 and is interposed between the bead and easing member. This packing strip may be of compressible cork, rubber or the like. When it is under compression it serves to provide an effective weather-seal between the bead 22 and the casing member l8 as is obvious. The stop-bead fasteners are employed in suitable numbers and perhaps two on each vertical side of the sash M. It is necessary to describe but a single fastener and the description proceeds ac cordingly. The attaching bracket or fixture is denoted by the numeral 32 and this is of sheet metal or equivalent sheet material. It is in the form of a pre-cut and suitably stamped plate which is bent intermediate its ends to provide an open-ended channel which constitutes a sheath 3 34, the side Walls of the sheath having outstandlng attaching flanges 36 and 38. These are apertured to accommodate wood screws or the like 40 as shown in Figure 2. The sheath is provided at its outer end with upper and lower apertured ears 42 and 44 which are selectively used, depending on whether the bracket is at the right or left of the window construction and which serves to accommodate the readily applicable and removable shacklirr'g fbol't Mi. The threaded'end 48 of the bolt 'is passed through the selected ear in the manner shown to accommodate the thumb nut 50. The opposite end of the bolt is provided witha lateral keeper hook 52. The. flanges '36- and 38 have curved terminals or end portions 5454 which fit against and conform to the coaoting-surface of the window casing member 6 asshown in g the drawings. The stop-bead engaging, retaining and slack take-up hook is denoted by thenumeral 56. The hook proper is denoted at 58 and reaches into the pocket :of the window construction and engagesanduholds the stop-bead in place in the manner. shomn best in Figure 2. The shank 60 is telescopically and removably fitted for sliding ad.- frustment inf-the sheath 3%. Said shank is also provided with keeper [holes to accommodate the keeper hook and these holes are denoted at 62. What with theiastener set up-and adjusted as shown in Figure 2,.it obvious that the keeper hookl52 isxengagedsina selected one of the keeper holes "62. The hook 58' is engaged with the stopbead and the nut is tightened on the bolt for purposes oirendering'tho :fas-tener effective and holdingthe stop-bead securely in place in the position shown.

,7 With :afastener of this construction it is possible ffor thewhousewiie to insert and removestopbeadsaby :unhdo'king same in an obvious manner. Then th'elower sash may be taken out, washed and turned and again fastened in place. The upper sash may be pulled down for Washing and this maybe accomplished without removing same from the window frame.

Novelty is predicated on the dowel .pineqnipped stop-bead 2'2 and the fastener therefor shown and heroin specifically described.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be .able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after-considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minorchanges :in the shape, size, materials and arrangement of parts may beresorted to in actual practice without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A stop-bead fastener of the class described comprising a hook including a bill portion and a shank portion, said shank portion having selectively usable keeper holes, an attaching bracket, means slidably mounting said shank on said bracket, a bolt detachahly 'amd adiiustably mounted on said bracket and having a hook at one end, said hook constituting a keeper and being selectively engageable with the keeper holes in saidshank.

2. A stop-bead fastener of the class described comprising a bracket having an open-ended sheath, a hook having a shank slidable in said sheath, said shank "being provided with selectively usable keeper holes, and a bolt mounted on said bracket, said bolt having a nut on one end and a lateral, keeper hook on the -.o;oposi.te end, said keeper hook being selectively .engzigeable with the stated keeper holes. 3. A stop-bead fastener of the class described comprising a bracket, said bracket embodying .a sheath having attaching flanges, said sheath being provided atone end with outstanding selec tively usable bolt attaching ears, a .bolt having a'screw-threaded end portion passing throughone of said ears and providedv with a nut engaging the saidone ear, said :bolt being .provided at its opposite end with .a lateral keeper hook, .andla bead engaging hook having a shankslidable in said sheath, said shank being provided with-solac tively usable keeper holes and said keeper hook being adjustabl-y connectible with said keeper holes. f f

JOHN s.

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